Quotes About Perseverance

Any time you try to win everything, you must be willing to lose everything.

When you're riding, only the race in which you're riding is important.

Mental will is a muscle that needs exercise, just like the muscles of the body.

You learn you can do your best even when its hard, even when you're tired and maybe hurting a little bit. It feels good to show some courage.

Doubters don't win, winners don't doubt.

The only place you can win a football game is on the field, the only place you can lose it is in your hearts.

We may train or peak for a certain race, but running is a lifetime sport.

You can do more, you can always do more.

A true champion knows how to overcome doubts and manage those doubts and turn them into motivation.

What counts in sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the struggle.

One shouldn't be afraid to lose; this is sport. One day you win; another day you lose. Of course, everyone wants to be the best. This is normal. This is what sport is about. This is why I love it.

I have no regrets because I know I did my best - all I could do.

The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are their worst.

The first time you quit, it's hard. The second time, it gets easier. The third time, you don't even have to think about it.

Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.

I enjoyed every bit of my swimming career. I think that's the most important advice - to enjoy what you do

If you play to win as I do, the game never ends.

Beaten paths are for beaten men.

Nothing focuses the mind better than the constant sight of a competitor who wants to wipe you off the map.

I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.

The more I practice, the luckier I get.

To become a champion, fight one more round.

What you have to remember is that baseball isn't a week or a month but a season - and a season is a long time.

Losing doesn't eat at me the way it used to. I just get ready for the next play, the next game, the next season.